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(No Model.)

W. L. 8v J. A. McGINT'IE.

AUTOMATIC FIRE LIGHTER.

No. 309,396. Patented Dec. 16,1884.

Un tes States Parana rrrcn.

\VILLIAM L. llllGGINTIE AND JOSEPH A. llIOGINTIE, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSQURI.

AUTOMATEC FlRE=LlGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,396, dated December1 6, 188%.

A pplieation filed January 10, 1884.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM L. Mo- GINTIE and Josnrrr A. llfoGiNrin, ofSt. Louis, Missouri, have jointly made a new and useful Improvement inLighting Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- actdescription, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspectiveillustrating an application of the improvement Fig. 2, an elevation,partly in section, of the improvement; Fig. 8, a horizontal section onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4. a sectional view of a portion of thefuse.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

Thepresentinvention consists, substantially, ofa fuse, in combinationwith a elock-work having an abradingsurface which at any de sired timecan be set in motion, and thereby caused to ignite the fuse, the fuse inturn being suitably connected with the clock-work, so that theabrading-suriace can act upon it, and also being suitably extended, sothat its flame when produced can be transmitted to a point remote orremoved from the clockwork.

A represents the fuse, and )3 represents the clock-work. Theabr'ading-surface is preferably a toothed wheel, C, which iseonveniently attached to what is known as the alarnr journal 0 of theclock-work, for it is desirable in carrying out the improvement toemploy a clock-work having an alarm, such as D. The fuse is connectedwith the clockwork so as to bring its end a in contact with the wheel 0,substantially as shown in Fig. 2. The fuse can be readily inserted inthis position and securely held by means of the clamp E. The clockworkshould be so made as to enable the abrading-surface to be set to act atany desired time, and to this end the clock work is preferablyconstructed similarly to that of an ordinary alarm clock. hen theappointed time arrives, the journal c is caused to rotate, and the wheel0, being attached to the journal, is rubbed against the end of the fuse,causing the fuse to ignite. The inflammable portion a of the fuseextends past the clamp, and the clamp and fuse should be so made as toenable the flame as the fuse burns to pass the clamp and not beextinguished at that point.

Fig. 1 illustrates a mode of applying'the improvement. The clock-work isthere seen resting upon the hearth of the stove, and the outer end, a isshown inserted through a register, so as to conduct the flame of thefuse into the stove, where it is supposed to come in contact withsuitable material for igniting the fire in the stove.

It is desirable, for the purpose of properly sustaining the fuse,to makea fuse with awire at a at its center, as shown in Fig. 4.

To protect the mechanism of the clock-work from the action of theignited fuse a guardplate, I), is interposed between the fuse and theprincipal portion of-tl1e clock-work. This leaves only theabrading-wheel C exposed to the action of the heat and smoke of thefuse.

\Ve are aware that an automatic lire-lighter wherein is clock work, aweight operated thereby, and an abrading surface operated by said weighthas been before known and used; but these several parts are not combinedin one, but are merely in connection with each other; and we make nobroad claim to the features therein used.

YVe claim 1. The clamps E, adapted to carry a fuse,A, in combinationwith clock-work B, having an abradingsurface, 0, within said clock-work,and operated by its journal a, substantially as described.

2. The clamps E, adapted to carry a fuse, A, in' combination with theclock-work B,having an abrading surface, (3, within said clockwork, andadapted to be operated at any desired time by its journal 0, and theguard b, interposed between said clock-work and the fuse, substantiallyas described.

3. The clamps E, adapted to carry the fuse A, combined with theclock-work B, having an alarm, D, and an abradingsurface, G, placed andoperated as described, and the guard b, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as shown and described.

XVitness our hands.

' V. L. llIcG-INTIE.

J. A. MCGINTIE. \Vi tnesses:

O. D. Moom', C. E. HUNT.

